India vs Australia Live: FOUR!

Another boundary! This time Yashasvi Jaiswal brought a sweep shot from his armoury and the result is a four. The square leg fielder was inside the circle and all Jaiswal had to do was to hit the ball over him for a boundary. The Indian opener did that with ease.

India vs Australia Live: FOUR!

Glenn Maxwell bowled it fuller and Yashasvi Jaiswal went over the fielders inside the circle for a four. The ball went went towards the extra cover fence.

IND 19/0 (2.1)

India vs Australia Live: Smart bowling!

Smart bowling from Nathan Ellis. He mixed his pace really well, even better than Marcus Stoinis and kept both the Indian batters at bay. Only three runs came off it.

IND 13/0 (2)

IND vs AUS Live Score: Good start for India!

10 runs came off the first over bowled by Marcus Stoinis but he bowled smartly by keeping the pace off. However, India still managed to fetch runs off it. Nathan Ellis will bowl the second over. Jaiswal is on strike, here we go…

IND 10/0 (1)

IND vs AUS Live Score: Action uderway!

Yashasvi Jaiswal got off the mark with a single on the second ball of the first over bowled by Marcus Stoinis while Ruturaj Gaikwad hit a four off the very first ball he faced.

IND vs AUS Live Score: Here are the playing XIs –

India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Prasidh Krishna

Australia (Playing XI):Steven Smith, Matthew Short, Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade(w/c), Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Tanveer Sangha

IND vs AUS Live Score: Australia opt to bowl!

Australia skipper Matthew Wade has won the toss and opted to bowl against India in Thiruvananthapuram. Adam Zampa replaces Jason Behrendorff while Glenn Maxwell comes in for Aaron Hardie in Australia’s playing XI. India are unchanged.

IND vs AUS Live Score: Indian bowlers eye better show!

The Indian bowlers were hit for a lot of runs especially Ravi Bishnoi and Prasidh Krishna and they ended up with only one wicket each. Mukesh Kumar and Axar Patel were very economical but they went wicketless.

Update from Indian Premier League –

Meanwhile, all the 10 Indian Premier League (IPL) teams have announced the list of retained and released players. In a major update, Gujarat Titans have retained their captain Hardik Pandya. To check the complete list of players retained and released by respective teams, click HERE

India vs Australia Live: A historic chase for India!

India achieved their highest successful run chase in this format in the first game. The batters did their job well and started aggressively building up the pressure on the opposition thanks to Yashasvi Jaiswal. After his wicket, Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan took the attack to the bowlers and never let the required run rate shoot. Tilak Varma played a fine cameo but it was Rinku Singh who powered the Indians to a win taking the lead in this series. There were some incidents related to communication by the batters and that will be a topic of discussion in the dressing room.

IND vs AUS Live: Australia aim to repeat batting heroics!

The pitch in Visakhapatnam, where the first game took place, did not favour the bowlers throughout the game and the batters kept scoring runs. The form of Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, and Matthew Wade will be crucial for the Aussies to help them end their batting innings powerfully.

India vs Australia Live Score: Australian bowlers will be in focus!

Australia put up a good batting performance and posted 208 on the board, thanks to the heroics of Josh Inglis their centurion. Steve Smith also completed his fine half-century with support from Matthew Short and Tim David down the order. The bowlers however failed to create the pressure needed even after a few quick wickets. 

Another nail-biting India vs Australia game awaits us!

After the thrilling and high-scoring first T20I of the 5-match series, the action has now moved to Thiruvananthapuram for the 2nd T20I. While the Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian team will aim to double its lead in the game, Matthew Wade-led Australia will aim for an equaliser.

Welcome guys!

Hello folks! Welcome to the live blog of India vs Australia second T20I match. The contest will take place at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram. Stay connected for all the live updates.